2023-03-08 23:25 |
CoinDesk |
Crypto Sector's Reserve Reports Can't Be Trusted, Says U.S. Audit Watchdog...
Proof-of-reserve reviews aren't audits, says the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and investors shouldn't count on them.... |
2023-03-08 22:55 |
CoinDesk |
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Terminates Credit Facility With Crypto Bank Silvergate...
The miner reduced its debt by $50 million and freed up about $75 million worth of bitcoin that was held as collateral.... |
2023-03-08 22:31 |
CoinDesk |
Bitcoin Whales Have Been Swimming in Different Directions...
While the number of smaller whales has declined, the number of larger bitcoin whales has risen. What do the trends mean?... |
2023-03-08 22:28 |
CoinDesk |
Crypto Bank Silvergate Announces 'Voluntary Liquidation'...
The bank revealed last Wednesday it would have to delay filing its annual 10-K report due to questions from its auditors.... |
2023-03-08 22:23 |
CoinDesk |
What Are the Top NFT Blockchains?...
The recent addition of Bitcoin NFTs has added a new player in the non-fungible token space, but Bitcoin Ordinals have a long way to go before they reach the heights of NFTs on Ethereum or other top blockchains like Solana and Polygon.... |
2023-03-08 22:07 |
CoinDesk |
Airbit Club Founders, Lawyer Plead Guilty to $100M Fraud Scheme...
The scheme's founders and promoters promised victims their money would be invested in a lucrative mining operation, but instead spent funds on cars, jewelry and luxury homes.... |
2023-03-08 22:03 |
CoinDesk |
Bitcoin Hovers Around $22K as Fed's Powell Softens Tone; Coinbase Launches 'Wallet as a Service'...
The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, March 8, 2023.... |
2023-03-08 21:52 |
CoinDesk |
Pension Fund-Backed Parataxis Capital Shakes Off Crypto Winter With New Fund...
The fund employs a long/short relative value trading strategy, and will launch with $25 million to $50 million in capital.... |
2023-03-08 21:23 |
CoinDesk |
Grayscale Chief Legal Officer: A Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Protect U.S. Investors, Consumers...
Craig Salm discusses what happens next after a court acts on its lawsuit against the SEC, and whether this regulator should even be involved with bitcoin products.... |
2023-03-08 21:17 |
CoinDesk |
Generative Art NFTs Are Coming to Solana With Code Canvas...
The team behind Solana-based Exchange.Art is tapping into generative art through its new marketplace, courting creators native to Ethereum and Tezos.... |
2023-03-08 21:15 |
CoinDesk |
GBTC Discount Narrows to Lowest Level Since November After Grayscale's ETF Hearing...
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC)'s discount narrowed to 35%, the lowest level since Nov. 7, following what seemed to be a favorable court hearing on Tuesday for Grayscale Investments in its bid to convert the trust into a spot bitcoin ETF. Janay Eyo, Di... |
2023-03-08 21:13 |
CoinDesk |
Paul Krugman Is Having a Bitcoin Moment...
Venmo blacklisted the die-hard crypto skeptic. Maybe now he'll see the light.... |
2023-03-08 21:12 |
CoinDesk |
Alpha Sigma, Transform Ventures Partner on New $100M Crypto-Focused Funds...
The firms are creating a holding company called Alpha Transform Holdings, Inc.... |
2023-03-08 21:11 |
CoinDesk |
India's Crypto Businesses Handed Anti-Money Laundering Obligations for First Time...
They will have to register with the Financial Intelligence Unit and voluntarily report suspicious activities.... |
2023-03-08 21:06 |
CoinDesk |
Crypto Trading Protocol Vertex Eyes Institutional Traders on Arbitrum...
"You can never scale the way we're planning to scale if you're just... |
2023-03-08 21:05 |
CoinDesk |
UK's FCA Can't Protect Crypto Investors From Losses, Says Agency's CEO...
Nikhil Rathi made the remarks in testimony in front of the Treasury Select Committee on Wednesday.... |
2023-03-08 21:04 |
CoinDesk |
Embattled Crypto Lender Celsius Allocates $25M for Withdrawals, Burns $500M in WBTC...
Celsius Network established a crypto wallet with $25 million of crypto assets for the lender's custody account holders to withdraw, Arkham Intelligence said in a report. Eligible customers have withdrawn some $17.7 million of crypto assets, the firm... |
2023-03-08 21:03 |
CoinDesk |
How Bitcoin Responded to Powell's Testimony on Capitol Hill...
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made a notable change from his Senate testimony on Tuesday, compared to his prepared remarks before the House on Wednesday. The central bank chair said no decision has been made on the size of the coming March rate... |
2023-03-08 21:02 |
CoinDesk |
Crypto Long & Short: Why Layer 2 Protocols Matter...
They're the overflow rooms for the bustling Bitcoin and Ethereum ecosystems.... |
2023-03-08 21:02 |
CoinDesk |
The SEC's Custody Rule Would Be a Net Positive for Crypto...
Crypto exchanges should be required to separate their custody and trading businesses.... |
2023-03-08 21:00 |
CoinDesk |
JPMorgan Is Cutting Ties With Crypto Exchange Gemini: Source...
Coinbase said its banking relationship with JPMorgan remains intact.... |
2023-03-08 11:18 |
CoinDesk |
Three Arrows-Backed Crypto Liquidity Protocol Rook Surges 23%...
The ROOK token is experiencing a resurgence on speculation that Three Arrows founders have completed a $25 million fundraise.... |
2023-03-08 11:16 |
CoinDesk |
No NFTs Are Securities Yet, German Finance Officials Say...
Classification of the ownership tokens as a financial instrument would imply licenses and money laundering supervision, according to regulator Bafin.... |
2023-03-08 11:10 |
CoinDesk |
Canadian Crypto Miner Pow.re Lands 100 MW Contract in Paraguay...
The site is built in the Yguazu region, near the giant Itaipu dam.... |
2023-03-08 11:00 |
CoinDesk |
Binance Extends Market Share for Fourth Consecutive Month...
The exchange continues to dominate, despite facing increased regulatory scrutiny, a report by CryptoCompare shows.... |
2023-03-08 10:53 |
CoinDesk |
Zero-Knowledge Technology Has Great Potential: FS Insight...
The technology has a wide range of use cases in areas such as privacy, security, scalability, interoperability and sovereign identity, the report said.... |
2023-03-08 10:09 |
CoinDesk |
UK Financial Regulator Expands Enforcement Against Crypto ATMs to East London...
The FCA began taking action against illegal crypto ATMs last month, inspecting sites in the northern city of Leeds.... |
2023-03-08 09:33 |
CoinDesk |
Coinbase Sued by Customer Who Says Exchange Refused to Reimburse Him for $96K Lost in Hack...
The victim alleges the exchange violated various laws when it failed to pay him for the money he lost.... |
2023-03-08 08:25 |
CoinDesk |
Bitcoin Slips to 3-Week Low as Market Sees Federal Reserve Lifting Rates to 5.65%...
The Fed funds futures show traders pricing in a higher-for-longer interest rates mantra by the Fed.... |
2023-03-08 07:42 |
CoinDesk |
Shiba Inu Layer 2 Blockchain Shibarium to Release Beta Version This Week...
Ecosystem tokens jumped following confirmation from Shibarium developers.... |
2023-03-08 06:40 |
CoinDesk |
Curve Yield Farmers Rush to Deploy $60M on Newly Launched Conic Finance, Capture 21% APY on USD Coin...
Conic is the latest player in the game to offer unlocked yield rewards to users from the prominent DeFi protocol Curve.... |
2023-03-08 03:18 |
CoinDesk |
Coinbase-OFAC Bug Affected Fewer Than 100 People, and Has Been Fixed...
Some users on Reddit reported bitcoin transfers to Coinbase from Binance were being blocked due to potential sanctions concerns.... |
2023-03-08 02:21 |
CoinDesk |
Sotheby's and UnicornDAO Host International Womens' Day Art Auction...
A portion of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to organizations like Planned Parenthood to support women's reproductive rights.... |
2023-03-08 02:21 |
CoinDesk |
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Bounce Back After Being Tested by Fed Chair Powell's Comments...
ALSO: Data from CryptoRank, which tracks crypto fund portfolios, shows that despite massive declines last year, a number of major funds are up over the past three years.... |
2023-03-07 16:47 |
CoinDesk |
Observadores cripto analizan los rendimientos del Tesoro en busca de pistas mientras bitcoin sigue en pausa...
A pesar de que los rendimientos del Tesoro del gobierno de Estados Unidos estn retrocediendo, BTC podra tener dificultades para mantener sus valores actuales si extienden el repunte de febrero, dijo una empresa de trading.... |
2023-03-07 16:28 |
CoinDesk |
Judges Express Skepticism of SEC Arguments in Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Hearing...
The panel of appeals court judges questioned the SEC's logic in drawing a distinction between bitcoin spot market prices and futures market prices.... |
2023-03-07 16:18 |
CoinDesk |
White House 'Aware Of' Silvergate Situation, Spokeswoman Says...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Biden administration is monitoring Silvergate Bank's (SI) situation, comparing it with those at other crypto companies and saying President Joe Biden has called on Congress to take action in this... |
2023-03-07 16:06 |
CoinDesk |
Yuga Labs Co-Founder on Competition in the NFT Marketplace...
NFT trading volumes reached $2 billion in February, according to Web3 data platform DappRadar's latest industry report. Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano weighs in on the increasing competition in the NFT marketplace following the rise of Blur.... |
2023-03-07 16:05 |
CoinDesk |
What Silvergate Woes Mean For Stablecoins...
Digital assets data provider Kaiko says Silvergate Capital's decision to shutter its instant settlement service SEN, which was popular among large investors, will boost the role of stablecoins and their issuers in crypto trading. Maple Finance Head of... |
2023-03-07 16:02 |
CoinDesk |
White House 'Aware Of' Silvergate Situation, Spokeswoman Says...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Biden administration is monitoring Silvergate Bank's (SI) situation, comparing it with those at other crypto companies and saying President Joe Biden has called on Congress to take action in this... |
2023-03-07 15:59 |
CoinDesk |
Token FLEX sube 21% luego de que se aprobara el plan de reestructuracin de CoinFLEX...
El exchange de criptomonedas solicit la reestructuracin en agosto de 2022 luego de suspender los retiros a principios de ese verano.... |
2023-03-07 15:55 |
CoinDesk |
Alameda Sues Grayscale and DCG To Allow Redemptions, Reduce Fees...
FTX sister company Alameda Research has filed a lawsuit against crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments seeking injunctive relief to realize what it claims is over $250 million in asset value for the FTX Debtor's customers and creditors.... |
2023-03-07 15:52 |
CoinDesk |
'Tonight Show's' Jimmy Fallon Files to Be Removed From Subpoena in Bored Apes Trademark Case...
Fallon's lawyer called the subpoena an "unwarranted fishing expedition for irrelevant material."... |
2023-03-07 15:52 |
CoinDesk |
Uniswap Labs COO on Mobile Wallet Outlook: Apple Is 'Deliberately Opaque'...
Uniswap Labs is launching a mobile crypto wallet that is now available as a limited early release, but a recent tweet from Uniswap Labs states in part,... |
2023-03-07 15:52 |
CoinDesk |
This Revolution Could Change Web3...
As multi-chain NFTs take off, Forkast Labs launches a vital new way to measure value on the blockchain. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of... |
2023-03-07 15:47 |
CoinDesk |
Yuga Labs' First Bitcoin NFT Auction Raises $16.5M...
Bored Ape Yacht Club's parent company Yuga Labs generated $16.5 million from its auction of 288 NFTs in its TwelveFold collection based on the Ordinals protocol. Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano discusses the company's interests in Bitcoin NFTs an... |
2023-03-07 15:46 |
CoinDesk |
BTC, ETH Trading Flat Ahead of Powell Testimony...
Maple Finance Head of Capital Markets Quinn Thompson discusses his outlook for the crypto markets as BTC, ETH, and most other major cryptocurrencies continue to trade flat ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaking before Congress on Tuesd... |
2023-03-07 15:43 |
CoinDesk |
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust at Issue in Court...
The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust discount to net asset value has fallen to its lowest level in a month, ahead of oral arguments in federal court related to Grayscale's lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. CoinDesk Global Policy & Re... |
2023-03-07 15:23 |
CoinDesk |
Opciones de compra de ether resultan atractivas en comparacin con bitcoin por diferencial de volatilidad...
El proveedor de servicios de criptomonedas Matrixport sugiri cobrar una prima vendiendo opciones de compra de bitcoin y luego usarla para financiar la obtencin de opciones de compra de ether.... |
2023-03-07 15:21 |
CoinDesk |
Bitcoin Price Slides to $22K as Powell Warns on Inflation...
The Federal Reserve chairman is in the Senate testifying on the economic situation on Tuesday morning.... |